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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1959)
11 m MS CSiassDi Demtiies IMIyDiriig 53rd Year MEDFORD 16 Pages itote Stress lig 4 Tate Washington-TCPB-The United States, Britain and France today sent notes to Russia proposing a broad four-power for eign ministers conference on Berlin, Germany and European security. The notes, delivered in Moscow early today left the time and place of the meeting open for further negotiations. But American officials said the western powers preferred that the conference be held in Geneva or Vienna in late April or early May. It was proposed that the East and West German advisers set in as consultants. The U. S. note said that the : meeting should "deal with the problem of Germany in all its aspects and implications" as raised in recent exchange notes between the West and Russia. The western powers again emphasized that "they reserve the right to uphold by all appropriate means" their at cess to Western Berlin. They again rejected Rus sia's proposal that West Ber lin be made a free-demilitarized city. Russia's threat to turn over its occupation responsibilities in West Berlin to East Ger many on May 27 was de nounced in the western notes. "The danger to world peace inherent in this Soviet initiative is evident," the United States said. Without being specific, the Western allies rejected Rus sia's proposal of Jan. 10 that a 28-nation German peace con ference be held in Prague or ' Warsaw "within "two" months'." ' The Allied notes were ham mered out by representatives of the Big Three and West Germany who met here earlier this month. They fol lowed a broad procedural out line already agreed to by their foreign ministers. Gale Warnings Flying OH Coast By United Ptms International Gale warnings were flying off the Oregon coast today as strong winds continued to lash the state and slides dis rupted traffic in the Coquille area. An offshore storm front brought gusts of wind up to 50 miles an hour to coastal sections and strong winds whipped through the Willam ette . valley and into eastern Oregon. The storm was accompanied by warm temperatures but snow was reported in the Cas cades and parts of eastern Oregon. The State Highway Depart ment said one-way traffic was in force due to slides between Coquille and Bandon on High way 101 and on Highway 42 between Coquille and Myrtle Point. mj-Miiiiinjoiii.i.siMi i a i y mi ti i i uiilu: mix nuAilllr. 1 1 n -ft ,r iLli.-L-jW l - -l CENTENNIAL PAGEANT-More than 450 persons attend ing the Central Point Grange Centennial celebration Sat urday night watched a pageant depicting the early-day settlement of Oregon. The pageant, entitled, "An Old Ore gon Trail," was written and produced by Mrs. Scott Ham ilton, Central Point, and was narrated by Mrs. Walter Jensen, Medford. Above, Lee Hamilton, left, and Nikki MEDFORD, Stormy Week End Has High Winds Snow and Rain Strong winds yesterday and early today with gusts up to 54 miles per hour followed the day-long drenching by rain and snow Saturday to give the Medford vicinity a stormy week end. The windstorm began about 1 p.m. yesterday with winds of about 30 miles per hour intensity and gusts up to 40 mph. Fifty-four mph gusts were noted by the Medford station of the weather bureau about 10 p.m. when sustained winds reached 37 mph.,. The .-."- T-.f.-fY wind tapered oil about o a.m. today after a sustained blow of 40 mph and gusts of 46 around 1 a.m. The weather station report ed 1.90 inches of precipita tion from the week end rain and snow storm. Of the total 1.87 inches fell on Saturday and .03 on Sunday morning. Local flooding about the val ley was reported by the weather bureau but Rogue riei crested at well below flood stage. Precipitation, which added to the snowpack in the higher mountains, was considered beneficial because of the previously dry winter weather. Wind Damage Firemen reported that a tree fell across a power serv ice line during the windstorm about 9:29 p.m. at the Clar ence A. Hansen residence, 1112 Oak Grpve rd. A pick up truck also was damaged by the tree. Fire, starting from a defec tive flue, spread in the high wind to the attic and front room of the Thomas J. Rob- nett home, 2350 Meadows lane, about 6:40 p.m., firemen also stated. Extensivte damage was listed by firemen. They said that the owner was not at home when the fire broke out and that a neighbor turn ed in the alarm. OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1959 Pearson Asks Hatfield To Quit Fairy Stories Salem -IUPD- Senate Presi dent Walter Pearson (D-Port-land) today asked Gov. Mark Hatfield "to stop telling fairy stories to the people." Pearson, In a statement, de fended ex-Gov. Robert D. Holmes', matter of presenting his budget to the legislature, saying that at no time during the campaign did Holmes men tion the amount of his antici pated budget. Gov. Holmes told the peo ple the truth about taxes and cost of services," Pearson said. "Unlike Hatfield he did not ride around the state on a white charger . . . promis ing the people there would be no new taxes . . " Liked Promises Pearson added, "the peo ple liked candidate Hatfield's promises and elected him." The Portland lawmaker said "Holmes gave the legislature an admittedly tight budget complying with the people's mandate of keeping expendi tures within anticipated rev enue. Is following the people's wishes to be economical now to be called spiteful?" Pear son asked. Pearson said he did not bring Holmes into the argu ment "or do I necessarily en dorse his views on what ex penditures are needed. But I will certainly defend his po litical integrity." I JHe added, ."It. is .time, we j luT: .- i:i.r "au uiurauiy m tiumra. not deliberate deception.' Misrepiesentaiions Charged Travis Cross, news secre tary to Hatfield, replied by saying, "Senator Pearson, whose snub of the vice presi dent of the United States was so obvious Saturday, con tinues his bitterness with com plete misrepresentations." Cross said that Pearson, "as chairman of the Tax Interim Committee' knows full well that the director of finance under the previous adminis tration presented a projected budget of $332 million- $20 million higher than the Hat field budget." He added, "He knows also that the campaign promises of the Holmes camp included $40 million increase in the basic school fund alone." Residents Urged To Display Oregon Flag All Jackson county resi dents are urged to display, the state flag during the Oregon Centennial celebration period, according to a proclamation issued b y members o f the county court. "All Jackson county resi dents are urged to display the state flag in a proper manner during the balance of the Cen tennial year," the proclama tion read. Hammond do an old-fashioned quadrille to the music of a banjo while other members of the cast watch from around the campfire. The production was put on twice during the evening. A pioneer-type dinner meal, with such food as ham, baked beans, cornbread and honey was served and tables were decorated with old fashioned con diment sets and kerosene lamps. Tribune 'Don't Look Now But I Think We're Being Followed" Irrigation And County Court Oppose House Bill Passage of House Bill 366 would probably lay off 125 men in the Jackson county roads department, County En gineer Paul Rynning said to- Jackson county court 'has written the county legislative delegation stating it opposes the bill. The proposed law provides that state, counties cities and other districts and public corporations must call for bids on all work estimated to cost more than $5,000. This would include alterations or wrecking of buildings, con struction or repair of bridges, streets and roads.. Mainten ance projects are excepted. County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt said no limit is set now on what the county must put up for bid. This bill would take the county out of the road construction business and make it too costly to op erate a roads programs, Wendt said. Own Crews Rynning said today that the county can do a lot of work considerably cheaper than others can since the county is equipped to do it. By using its own crews the county is equipped to do it. By using its own crews the county does not have to put up a bond for contract work, Rynning ex plained. Also, crews can be utiliz ed the year around by work ing on rock work during the winter and 'dirt in the sum mer. Passage of such a mea sure would also mean an in IH Amnierkami Aormmemi Price 10 Cents No. 282 crease in staff engineers since every job would have to be under constant inspection, the county engineer added. .JxrigatiAnjPistzicUVi-'s. "Passing such a. bill would definitely affect irrigation dis tricts," said Jack Hoffbuhr, manager of the Medford Ir rigation district. "Under the terms of the law authorizing rehabilitation appropriations to the districts - the district must use its own crews dur ing slack periods." The irrigation district work is difficult to contract since it must be done during non irrigation periods when water is not in the ditches, Hoff buhr explained. "Passage of the bill would force us to contract all work done during winter months and pay an . extereme prem ium. Also, we would, have to set a time limit on the com pletion of each project. The contractor would not know if he could fulfill that without fighting bad weather," Hoff buhr said. "We can lay out the work on certain sections, complete it and move on to another job. The same thing would apply to Talent, Rogue River Valley and Eagle Point Irrigation districts." Gold Hill Irrigation district has little work except re placement of some structures and would be least affected by this bill, it was pointed out. It has a comparatively short water supply line. EARLY-DAY -CLOTHING Many guests at and ball pistol of the Civil war days, owned the Central Point Grange Centennial cele- by Hover.-All except Mrs. Hover, who was bration Saturday evening came in clothing born in Willamette valley, are natives of worn by their pioneer forebearers. Pictured Jackson county. A collection of pioneer rel- above are valley residents Mr. and Mrs. ics, owned by Marshal Weidman, Lester Carl Hover, left, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gordon and Charles Jantzer, was on display Barneburg who axe looking at an old cap at the Grange halL Ike's Claim of False Signals Said 'Fantastic' Recording Gomes in For Share of Raps Moscow -UPD- Russia today flatly denied that 11 Ameri cans, missing since a U. S. transport plane went down in Soviet . Armenia Sept. 2, were in the Soviet Union. A statement issued by the Soviet news agency Tass also branded as a "fantastic inven tion" a statement by Presi dent Eisenhower last week that false Soviet radio sig nals may have "lured" U. S. planes over Russian territory. Claim Repeated The Tass statement also repeated its claim that a' tape recording produced by U. S. authorities of a conversation between Soviet pilots shoot ing down the U. S. transport plane was a "fabrication." "Even a casual glance at this so-called recording leaves no doubt that it is gross falsi fication meant for naive peo ple," Tass said. The statement said the So viet Foreign Ministry had giv en U. S. authorities "all the information in the possession of Soviet authorities regard ing the fate of the U. S. air craft and its crew, and that no . U. S. airmen from' the aforementioned aircraft are in the USSR." Attempts Rejected "The Soviet government has resolutely rejected all attempts of the U. S. gov ernment to place on the USSR the responsibility for the fate of the members of the crew of the crashed aircraft, as well as for its loss," the Tass state ment said. The U. S. air transport with 17 men aboard went down ,on the Russian side of the Soviet-Turkish border last Sept. 2. The Russians later handed over the bodies of six U. S. airmen killed in the crash, but denied any knowledge of the other 11. Men Wanted Here Caught in Wyoming Two Trail men and a 16-year-old Trail boy were ar rested in Wyoming Saturday in connection with the forging and cashing of $2,421.09 worth of payroll , checks in this area in December, local law enforcement officers re ported today. Arrested were Jack Joe Dugger, 23, and Wayne Gil bert Cooper, 22, in addition to the youth. . The trio are expected to be returned to Jackson county by sheriff's deputies within the month, it was reported. The case concerns the pass ing of 16 payroll checks from a group of blank checks stolen from the Prospect office of Skeeters and Skeeters Log ging company, Talent. Dugger and the boy are be ing held in Laramie, it was re ported, while Cooper was ar rested in Cheyenne. Srares Burn AtLa'firaitde La Grande-UPD-A fire in the heart of the downtown La Grande business district Sunday destroyed four businesses and damaged five others in the space of five hours. Destroyed were four buildings housing Schoens bakery, the Photo Album photography shop, Fitzgerald's flower shop and the Townhouse music store. t "Considerable" damage was caused to a hardware store and a jewelry store, and damage also was reported at a shoe store, barber shop and a ladies apparel shop. It was expected that total damage would approximate $250,000. The blaze, which covered, : ' nearly - half a block, broke out in the middle of the block on Adams ave. be tween Elm and Fir sts. Al though cause was not imme diately determined, La Grande Fire Chief Ray Sny der said it apparently broke out in . basements of ' either the bakery shop or the pho to studio. The structures that were restroyed were one-story. Fire Walls Credited A fire wall between the music store and the hardware store helped to protect build ings on the north end of the block and another fire wall protected the ladies clothing shop at the south end of the block. About 45 firemen from La Grande, Island City and rural fire districts battled the fire. The Baker fire department was alerted on a standby basis. Although, no injuries were reported, Assistant La Grande Fire Chief Don Ewen suffer ed from exposure to thick smoke but was back on the job after a few minutes. Park Receives 25 Inches of SnovT Crater Lake National park reported a total snowfall of 25 inches in the 72 hours up to 8 a.m. today. Heaviest fall was 16 inches in the 24 hours prior to 8 a.m. Saturday. Total snow depth in t h e park this , morning was 92 inches compared to 162 a year ago and 61 on Feb. in 1957.. Snowfall at the lake so far this season has amounted to 249 inches. A total of 416 in ches had fallen up to this time last year. Five inches of snow fell in the 24 hours before 8 a.m. to day and snow was still fall ing. ' O n Saturday morning snow-fall for the pervious 24 hours was reported as 4 inch es. WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy and windy with occasional light rain to night and Tuesday. Snow level lowering to 3,500 feet tonight. Low tonight 42. High Tuesday 48-50. , TEMP. Highest Yesterday 55 Lowest This Morning 49 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today Trace Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:44 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:06 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 2:35 a.m. Full Moon Feb. 23 Aldebaran, teen near the Moon tonight, is one of the 20 bright est stars. The light from it com ing to the Earth tonight left Aldebaran about 1891. Large Crowds At Centennial ActiVities'Here Large crowds were report ed at Centennial events dur ing the week end as Jackson county celebrated the state's birthday. Two breakfasts were sched uled Sunday morning, one in Talent and one in Jackson ville, and, enthusiastic crowds were reported at both events. The Lumberjack breakfast at the Talent city hall was attended by more than 450 adults. Prizes were awarded for the most authentic cos tumes to Mrs. Fred F. Mil ledge, Medford, and Mrs. Ray Burnett, Talent. For the men Bob Lowe, Medford, and Jim' Williams, Ashland, were judg ed to have the best beards and dress.-;--.:---- r- Nearly 300 persons were re ported at the Jacksonville Community hall for the Buckaroo breakfast. The two events were sponsored by the Lions clubs and auxiliaries in the two towns. More than 100 persons at tended the "whiskerino con test" Saturday afternoon at Phelps' Coffee house in Cen tral Point. Prizes were given to beards in 28 categories it was reported. Entries were from throughout Jackson county and Grants Pass. Nearly 300 attended the dance Saturday evening in Ashland at the Ashland Ar mory. Dulles' Treatment Starts This Week Washington fUPD Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was able to sit up in a chair for about 30 minutes today and will start getting radia tion treatment for his cancer later this week. State Department Spokes man Lincoln White, reporting that the stricken secretary's condition "continues satisfac tory," said the radiation was delayed until Dulles has had "a reasonable post-operative convalescence." REDWING-Square dancing was part of the evening's enter tainment at Central Point Grange hall Saturday. Above, Roy Colpitts and his daughter, Lillian, 11, "step lively" to the tune of Redwing. The crowd was the largest ever to be served at the Grange hall, according to ticket chairman Delmar Smith. Mrs. Gaston Floux was general chairman of the affair. Hatfield's Choice Of Stale Director Given as Reason Other Boards Said Joining in Protest I 'h o .Tanlrcnn munfv mIaa. tive service board today said it would rpsitm if flow TWarlr Hatfield persists in his nom ination of Sprague Carter, Pendleton, as state director of selective service. The governor announced the nomination last week. The post, a federal job paying $10,000 annually, was held by Maj. Gen. Thomas . A. Rilea, Oregon adjutant gen eral, although he did not draw the federal salary for it. Col. Francis Mason, Portland, is deputy director and handled most of the details for Rilea. The Jackson county board. No. 17, following a meeting this morning, sent a telegram of protest to Governor Hat field, with a copy to Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, federal di rector of selective service. Nominations for the post are made by the governor, but the appointment is made by General Hershey. Joined in Protest A spokesman for the board said it is being joined in this protest by at least 17 of the 31 local boards in the state, including the one in Carter's home city of Pendleton, with several of them threatening to resign en masse if the nom ination is not withdrawn. The board's wire to Hat field said: "The full membership of local board No. 17, Selective Service System, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, pro tests your announced nomina tion of a politician to stats director for Oregon. No state job should be further re moved from politics. Any member of a local board or of the military presently as sociated with selective serv ice would be acceptable. If you go 'through with present plan of pppointmentJhen this board ' ' will '' resign. Sorry. Local Board 17." Board Members Members of the board are James R. W. Gregg, Central Point, chairman; Gary E. Gar rett, route 3, Medford, secre tary, and Fred R. Brennan, Medford; Fred W. Lester, Gold Hill; and Alonzo L. Sie benlist, Ashland. One spokesman associated with the selective service sys tem reported today that more than 100 telegrams of pro test, from all parts of the state, have been sent to Gov ernor Hatfield regarding the appointment. Basis for the opposition to Carter was not made known by the local board, other than its description of him as "a politician" in its wire. But it is understood that personal objections to Carter on the part of residents of eastern Oregon have a' part in the protests, and that the over riding interest of local board members is to keep the selec tive service system complete ly divorced from politics. They interpret Carter's nom ination as a purely political one. Carter was head of Hat field's gubernatorial campaign in Umatilla county last fall. Washington -4UPD President Eisenhower will hold a news conference Wednesday.
